Thin swath booster



Dec. 25, 1945. w. G. ANDERSON 2,391,763

THIN SWAI'H BOOSTER Filed Nov. 26, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l awe/whom WC-Zfinaieraon Dec. 25, 1945.

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THIN SWATH BOOSTER Filed Nov. 26, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ZlwuamM Wwnde 7130?? Patented Dec. 25, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THIN SWATH BOOSTER William G. Anderson, Kennedy, Minn. Application November 26, 1943, Serial No. 511,858

2 Glaims.

This invention relates to a booster or means to insure the effective loading for picking up of ghin swaths by the pick-up mechanism of a com- It is particularly aimed to provide a novel construction which may be installed as an attachment or incorporated initially in the pick-up mechanism of a combine harvester, and one which comprises an element pivotally mounted and having a plurality of tines for coacting with the pick-up teeth of a revolving or loading drum, means being provided to maintain the tines at the proper angle, and additional means being employed to prevent undue displacing movement of such tines.

Various additional objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of pick-up mechanism of a combine harvester, with my improvement associated therewith;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the parts of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the plane of line 3-3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the tine body.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts, l generally designates the pick-up mechanism of a combine harvester of conventional construction. Such mechanism includes an endless conveyor H in the base thereof with side walls l2 flanking the same, and mounting a revolving drum [3 equipped with approximately radial pick-up teeth l4. Drum I3 is carried by an operating shaft l5 journaled directly in the walls 12 and having a gear l6 keyed thereto so that power from any suitable source may be transmitted to the drum. Standards l1 are attached to the sides I2 and depend below the same. Shoes l8 are fastened to the lower ends of the standards I! and have their upper ends fastened to the rear upper edges of the sides l2.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a tine body generally designated [9 and detailed in plan in Figure 4. This body comprises a plurality of metallic tines 20, preferably straight and in parallelism and welded or otherwise rigidly secured at 2| to a rocker rod 22. The rod 22 at opposite end portions is J'ournaled in bearings 23 fastened to the inner surfaces of the shoes l8, and sleeves 24 may be interposed on the rod between the outer most tines and the bearings in order to maintain the tine body IS in proper position. The outer ends of the tines 20 are adapted to extend under and abut a rod 25 which is fastened in suitable brackets 26 secured to the outer surfaces of the shoes l8. It wil1 be noted that the rod 25 is lower than the rocker rod 22 in order to normally position the tine body H5 at the proper angle as in Figures 1 and 3, with the tines 20 intermediate adjacent pick-up teeth M and relatively close to the drum l3, between adjacent teeth but not in contact with the drum.

In order to prevent the body 19 from falling backwards in use, an additional rod 26a is fastened against the outer fac of the shoes [8 by suitable brackets 21, the same being located above the rocker rods 22.

As a result of the construction described, with the drum l3 operating counter-clockwise as shown by the direction arrows in Figure 3, thin swaths will be picked up by the teeth I4 and will enter the mechanism In across the top of the drum l3 and beneath the tine body. The invention will prevent the rolling of thin swaths as at present, in front of the pick-up drum, since it will insure the picking up thereof for movement onto the conveyor ll. Also, in windy weather, the me body will prevent the swath from blowing to one side of the pick-up mechanism.

Guides 28 are secured to the sides 12 and shoes l8, as shown.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination with a pick-up mechamsm including a rotary drum having pick-up teeth radiating therefrom, the mechanism having shoes extending forwardly of the drum, a tine structure including a rocker rod and a plurality of tines extending from the rod over tively close to the teeth, means journaling said rod on the shoes, abutment means for the rod on the shoes, abutment means above the first abutment means to prevent the tines falling backwards, said abutment means being mounted on the shoes, and the axis of the tine structure being forwardly of the drum.

2. In combination with a pick-up mechanism including a rotary drum having pick-up teeth radiating therefrom, the mechanism having shoes extending forwardly of the drum, a tine structure including a rocker rod and a plurality of tines extending from the rod over the drum and relatively close to the teeth, means journaling said rod on the shoes, abutment means for the rod on the shoes, abutment means above the first abutment means to prevent the tines falling backwards, said abutment means being mounted on the shoes, and the axis of the time structure being forwardly of the drum, said abutment means being n the form of rods bridging said shoes.

WILLIAM G. ANDERSON.

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